Definition

Futures Contract

noun FYOO-cherz KON-trakt

An agreement that can be traded on exchanges that stipulates a buy or sell price of an asset at a specific price and time.

In a sentence

The trader used a futures contract to take a position on Bitcoin’s future price.

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